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5-6 years ago I started my own website, with my own content. because of the lack of time, knowledge and experience it failed miserably or so I thought.
Then this guy called Richard contacted me and said he could make me a bucket load of money, my content/money, his experience knowledge. To be honest thought he was a nerd and not impressed. Told him I was not interested.
Was making good money shooting for magazines and most of the photographers I knew had got bad experiences with someone trying to sell them the same deal. Which left them making $1-2000 a month after spending a lot of time and trouble.
He was Richard of Richards Realm and I am an idiot.
If only I had got into this business then, plus sold content. The few clients I did have buying Internet rights were more than willing to pay $3-6 a shot for non-exclusive. But I just did not think it was worth the effort.
We've now had the content store up and running 9 months. Last month we sold more on the net than to magazines. The magazines are steady, but the Internet is growing fast. If only I had started back then.
But NEVER cry over spilt milk, am on the net now. Making good money, married to the greatest woman I've ever met and living in a country I love.
Might have been all different, but not better.
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